Cal Ripken Jr. vs. Bill Simas — Matchup Analysis
Bill Simas has completely neutralized Ripken in this matchup. With only 9 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Simas. Ripken's numbers against Simas tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.444, 44% below the career mark of 0.788, with a batting average of just 0.222, 19% below their career average and below Simas's career opposing average of 0.257. Simas has been equally punishing in the strikeout column, sending Ripken down once every 4.5 plate appearances, more often than the career rate of once every 9.9 PA. Edge: Simas.
How Cal Ripken Jr. put the ball into play against Bill Simas
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bill Simas to Cal Ripken Jr.
Matchup Details for Cal Ripken Jr. and Bill Simas
Stats that describe the matchup between Cal Ripken Jr. and Bill Simas including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
9
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Plate Appearances
12883
Bill Simas Career Batters Faced
1481
In this matchup
0.222
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Batting Average
0.276
Bill Simas Career Opposing Batting Average
0.257
In this matchup
0
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Home Runs
431
Bill Simas Career Home Runs Allowed
39
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.037
Bill Simas Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.030
In this matchup
0.000
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.135
Bill Simas Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.117
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.330
Bill Simas Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.147
In this matchup
0.286
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.277
Bill Simas Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
In this matchup
0
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Hit By Pitch
66
Bill Simas Career Batters Hit By Pitch
14
Outs
In this matchup
4
In this matchup
0
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Intentional Walks
107
Bill Simas Career Intentional Walks Allowed
27
In this matchup
2
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Strikeouts
1305
Bill Simas Career Strikeouts Thrown
265
In this matchup
4.500
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.870
Bill Simas Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.589
In this matchup
0.000
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.870
Bill Simas Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.560
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.222
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.343
Bill Simas Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.343
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Sacrifice Hits
10
Bill Simas Career Sacrifice Hits
14
In this matchup
0
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Sacrifice Flies
127
Bill Simas Career Sacrifice Flies
11
In this matchup
0
Cal Ripken Jr. Career Ground into Double Play
350
Bill Simas Career Double Plays Enabled
30
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0